helen boyd's journal of gender & trans issues

Tomorrow, Congress needs to hear from us very clearly about why LGBT people need protection from the widespread discrimination that we continue to face in the workplace. In the Transgender Discrimination Survey we conducted with The Task Force, we found that 97% of the respondents had been harassed or mistreated on the job and 26% had been fired. This cannot continue. Taking action to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) is a critical step in making it the law of the land that this kind of discrimination must never be tolerated. We need you to work with us to pass ENDA now and ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in the workplace.

NCTE is participating with a wide range of civil rights groups in the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights call in days in support of ENDA. Our day to call is Wednesday, November 18. We hope you’ll be a part of this important effort and you’ll encourage your friends to call. We need your voice to be heard on Capitol Hill as you tell your lawmakers to pass ENDA now!

1 Comment on Call for ENDA

Thank you for your involvement in our community (IMHO you catch too much shit for doing amazing things for a community that from my perspective you “choose” to be part of. you fucking rock. )

(in full disclosure, i tried to make a discreet comment thanking you and supporting you because idont think that happens often enough…but a bit of wine may have led to an expression of true emotion…edit as you see fit.)